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ly, read first.class poem in one of the halls,

ly, read f1rst.class poem in one Of the halls
and brought down the house.
one continued Turkish bath and The mercu:!
still stands prominently high. Sweat alIt
mop, and mop and sweat.
An individual lueged home seventeen
| pounds of sweet cakes Saturday from one o
the stores Of our town. He says his family
! likes 'em, but wasn't he Joking:
The happy, hralthful countrnance Of Dr. I.
| p. Kennedy, now of New York, is glndly wei
The North Carolina papers speak In glow
Ing terms of the address of DR.. Gricr at Dl
wilson College last week.
Mr.. j. F. Calhoun has been fixing up his ho
tel for commencement, and will bc pleased Lt
accommodate visitors.
Rev. Fl. G. Fennel spent last Friday night
In town. He has been preaching In Anderson
county lately, and this is What one of tho Coz
respondents Of the Intciiiycncer says of him
"Rcv. H. &: Fennel. pastor Of the church nj
Varcnnes, delivered q very fine sermon to tie
congregation at Hebron church on last first
first time and were deeply Impressed by tic
truths presented In his sermon. He made Il
favorable impression upon every one i'm tic
manner in which he handled his subject.
They would be pleased to hear HIN again."
Red bugs and backbrrrics are seasonable
delightful memory. delicious feast"
Mr.. Henry p. McGcc Is delighting some Ol
the visitors Of our town and his friends to an
occasional evening drive.
The first cotton blossom is daily expected.
Our enterpr:sing planters are showing their
mettle this year.
The house of Mr.. ]. r. McWhorter caught
on fire last week, but fortunately for him II
was discovered In time to be managed with
out doing much damage. His hands were
badly burned.
Mr.. F. NJ. Clinkscales, of Wichita, Kansas
and brother of our fellow townsmau, MIR. A
G.. Clinkscales, will attend the commence
ment exercises this year. and at the same
time visit the scenes OF his childhood.
Some Of the Anderson merchants made a
mers last week and Carried back two mules
that had been unknowingly bought with
mortgages upon them.
From early infancy we were induced to be-
lieve that an unusually large number Of flies
signified healthful season. 1t docs not seem
to hold good this year. We have both disease
and flies, the pest and pestience.
Another boy at the happy home Of MIR. Ji.
cob G. Loner. He makes number ten and
broadens the genial smiles Of his felicitous
parents.
Mr.. NJ. G. Donnald thinks that shoeirg
mules gets TO be expensive when 1t costs q
buggy umbrella besides the regular charge for
the work. Sparks are dangerous in dry
weather.
That certainly Is n mysterious providence Ol
the Creator which removes by death son
and mother within two days OF each other.
We refer to the death Of Mr.. Branch Hnddon
Haddon on Monday, (to-day) three miles east
Of this place. The former was young man
of excellent character and highly esteemed
The latter, q lady OF high Christian virtues :
and the devoted wife Of Mr.. 2achariah Hal,
don. Thus is husband and father doubly be,
brother. respectively, of Mr.. II. NJ. Haddon, o
your town. Their rem mains are buried In tic
A. II. p. cemetery here, OF which church the y
were members. B. G. y.